Chapter 1498

Fang Yuan, controlling young Thieving Heaven, fights a favored youngster whose knife-hand chops shoot lightning, and dodges every bolt by reading his shoulder and gaze. The audience hoots at his cowardice, and one spectator tells him to surrender. Fang Yuan keeps dodging until the inexperienced youngster is gasping with most of his primeval essence spent. He counterattacks, but D grade aptitude has left him with less primeval essence than his opponent, who still resists. Needing to finish quickly, he spits phlegm at the youngster’s face, forcing a dodge into position, and his high kick sends the youngster off the stage. ^{ch. 1498}

Fang Yuan wins, and the audience despises the spitting as uncouth. He then loses control of the body, and the true young Thieving Heaven returns. Victory was truly not easy, because the opponent probably had at least one Gu Master parent who raised his strength, and Fang Yuan’s widely known style made opponents very vigilant. The youth is almost crying from shame, because in his previous life he absolutely would not have spat in public. He falls into profound self-doubt and asks whether this is really him in the depths of his heart. ^{ch. 1498}

The audience keeps ridiculing him, and he really wants to say he is not that kind of person but cannot, because he doubts himself too. Weary, he welcomes the win, which puts him in the top eight and lets him enter the pool. He wants to fight no more. Fang Yuan thinks otherwise. The top eight, top four, top two and winner earn different clan rewards. Better rewards would probably carry forward and strengthen this realm’s young Thieving Heaven, easing Fang Yuan’s exploration. Unravel dream works poorly here and the second stage is much lengthier, so Fang Yuan decides to fight for first place. ^{ch. 1498}

Fang Yuan can only wait for his chance to take control. Victory brings the youth only a bad reputation and huge external pressure. While other youngsters study their opponents, he sinks into self-reflection, afraid to face himself, and grows thinner and depressed. Sha Xiao tells him to refine a Gu worm, since without a new one he is more likely to lose, but cannot directly supply materials or Gu worms himself. The youth must refine it himself to keep Sha Xiao undiscovered. Sha Xiao transfers a huge amount of information into his brain, and the youth refuses, since it demands killing an infant and using their soul as a Gu material. ^{ch. 1498}